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The excess Gates are simply ignored

So by paying 2 black mana on one of your earlier turns, you can obtain this powerful effect for only 1 mana

A few in-demand cards might fetch a bit more, but in general, bulk Pokmon cards turn a profit because of their volume

Every booster pack, tournament deck, and standard set uses this format

The Pack Dust crafting system lets every pulled card contribute set-specific dust (Common 1 Crystal 50, +50% on duplicates) toward guaranteed acquisition of any missing card from that same set endgame pity that doesn't break the per-pack economy

While they may be fewer in number there are still usually enough to mean Duress rarely misses